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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Varg Vikernes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Varg Vikernes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Varg Vikernes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Haukka clinches up with Vikernes and pushes him back against the cage. Haukka tries to break the clinch but Vikernes is controlling the position. Haukka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Haukka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Haukka working hard to break the clinch. Haukka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Haukka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Vikernes is looking to clinch. Haukka moves into the clinch successfully.
Vikernes tries to land a knee to the head but Haukka blocks with his arms.
Vikernes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haukka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vikernes missing with knees to the body.
Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haukka has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haukka. Vikernes misses with a knee strike.
Haukka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Vikernes tries to clinch but fails miserably and Haukka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Haukka avoiding damage as Vikernes throws knees to the body.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vikernes blocks it with crossed arms. Vikernes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vikernes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haukka's face.
It looks like Daniel Haukka has been cut. Haukka looks gassed! Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Vikernes blocks with his arms.
Vikernes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haukka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Vikernes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vikernes lands a good knee to the midsection. Haukka won't want to take too many of those. Knees to the body from Vikernes.
Vikernes tries to land knees in the clinch but Haukka avoids the damage to the body. Vikernes unloads a knee to the mid-section. A nice glancing elbow lands by Vikernes. Vikernes unloads a knee to the mid-section. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Vikernes tries to land a knee to the head but Haukka blocks with his arms.
Vikernes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vikernes lands an elbow inside that Haukka shrugs off. Vikernes misses with a knee strike.
Vikernes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haukka's face.
Vikernes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka manages to break the clinch.
Vikernes tries to clinch there but Haukka circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vikernes moves in looking to clinch but Haukka pushes him off. Haukka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Haukka closes the distance and pushes Vikernes back into the cage. Haukka breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Vikernes tries a knee to the head but Haukka blocks it.
Haukka breaks from the clinch.
Haukka moves into the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vikernes obliges. Vikernes missing with knees to the body.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Vikernes.
Haukka can't break the clinch.
Haukka tries to break the clinch but Vikernes is controlling the position. Vikernes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haukka's efforts to push away. Vikernes missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vikernes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka managing to block the knees to the body from Vikernes.
Haukka breaks from the clinch.
Vikernes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haukka.
Haukka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vikernes gets tackled into the cage by Haukka. Haukka maintains the clinch. Haukka tries to break the clinch but Vikernes is controlling the position. Vikernes missing with knees to the body.
Haukka tries to circle away but Vikernes has him pinned against the cage. Haukka misses with a knee to the head. Vikernes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haukka.
Haukka has a couple of punches blocked by Vikernes.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Vikernes blocks it.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Vikernes is blocking nicely.
Vikernes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vikernes obliges. Haukka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vikernes keeps control of Haukka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Haukka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haukka tries a head kick but it misses.
Vikernes tries to close the distance and clinch but Haukka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Haukka has Vikernes up against the cage in a clinch.
Vikernes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Haukka wants to get back to striking at distance but Vikernes won't allow it.
Haukka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Haukka is trying to break free. Vikernes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haukka.
Vikernes avoids a wild elbow strike from Haukka. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Varg Vikernes will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Daniel Haukka's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vikernes tries to close the distance and clinch but Haukka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Vikernes is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Vikernes blocks a jab. Vikernes moves into the clinch. Vikernes misses with an elbow over the top. Vikernes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haukka blocks it with crossed arms. Vikernes lands a good knee to the midsection. Haukka won't want to take too many of those. A nice glancing elbow lands by Vikernes. Haukka breaks from the clinch.
Haukka misses with a series of wild punches.
Vikernes drives through and clinches with Haukka against the cage.
Haukka working hard to break the clinch. Haukka blocks an elbow strike from Vikernes.
Vikernes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haukka avoids it. Vikernes blocks an elbow strike from Haukka.
A frustrated look appears on Haukka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vikernes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haukka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka is breathing heavily. Vikernes scores a nice knee to the body.
Haukka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Haukka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Haukka is trying to break the clinch but Vikernes has him pressed against the cage. Haukka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Vikernes is looking to clinch. Haukka gets tackled into the cage by Vikernes. Vikernes maintains the clinch. Vikernes trying to land knees to the body.
Haukka stalling.
Haukka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head. Vikernes crunches a lovely knee into Haukka's ribcage. Vikernes with a knee to the head.
Vikernes looking to throw knees to the head but Haukka is blocking nicely.
Vikernes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haukka tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniel Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vikernes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haukka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Haukka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haukka tries a head kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Vikernes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haukka throws a lazy body kick and Vikernes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Vikernes lands a knee to the head.
Vikernes lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Vikernes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Haukka breaks the clinch.
Vikernes wants to clinch up but Haukka keeps it at a distance. Vikernes avoids the head kick by Haukka.
Haukka swats away the attempt to clinch by Vikernes. Vikernes gets a clinch. Vikernes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haukka's defenses. A knee to the head by Vikernes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vikernes tries to land knees in the clinch but Haukka avoids the damage to the body. Haukka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vikernes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haukka.
Haukka manages to break the clinch.
Haukka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Vikernes doesn't manage to clinch there - Haukka circles away.
Vikernes fails in his attempt to clinch. Haukka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haukka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haukka rushes Vikernes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Haukka is looking to break free of the clinch but Vikernes has double underhooks. Haukka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vikernes has him pressed against the cage. Vikernes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haukka blocks it with crossed arms. Vikernes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haukka's efforts to push away. Haukka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vikernes scores a nice knee to the body.
Varg Vikernes has scored more points in the clinch so far. Haukka is trying to break the clinch but Vikernes is controlling him. Vikernes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka is looking to break free of the clinch but Vikernes has double underhooks. Haukka breaks from the clinch.
Vikernes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haukka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vikernes tries to clinch there but Haukka circles away.
Vikernes blocks a head kick by Haukka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vikernes closes the distance and clinches. Vikernes lands a knee to the head.
Haukka breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vikernes fails in his attempt to clinch. Vikernes is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Vikernes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varg Vikernes dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Daniel Haukka's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haukka clinches with his opponent.
Vikernes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haukka blocks it with crossed arms. Haukka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Haukka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Vikernes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haukka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Vikernes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vikernes lands a nice elbow. Haukka takes an elbow to the forehead. Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka breaks from the clinch.
Vikernes doesn't manage to clinch there - Haukka circles away.
Haukka throws a head kick but Vikernes moves out of range.
Haukka gets in close and instigates a clinch. Haukka avoiding damage as Vikernes throws knees to the body.
Haukka tries to circle away but Vikernes has him pinned against the cage. Haukka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka takes a knee to the side of the body. Vikernes crunches a lovely knee into Haukka's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vikernes lands an elbow inside. Vikernes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vikernes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Haukka wants to break free but Vikernes has control.
Vikernes connects with a knee to the head.
Haukka managing to block the knees to the body from Vikernes.
Vikernes lands a nice elbow. Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vikernes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vikernes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vikernes lands an elbow inside. Haukka takes a knee to the side of the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Vikernes. Haukka takes an elbow to the temple. Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vikernes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka missing with knees to the body.
Vikernes lands an elbow that stopped Haukka in his tracks for a moment. Vikernes lands an elbow inside. Vikernes looking to throw knees to the head but Haukka is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vikernes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haukka is defending well for now. Haukka lands an elbow inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by Haukka. Haukka managing to block the knees to the body from Vikernes.
Haukka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Varg Vikernes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Haukka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vikernes tries to clinch up but Haukka circles away and keeps his distance. Vikernes closes the distance and clinches. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vikernes scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Vikernes tries to land knees in the clinch but Haukka avoids the damage to the body. Vikernes landing knees to the body.
Haukka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vikernes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Haukka with a knee to the head.
Haukka tries to land knees in the clinch but Vikernes avoids the damage to the body. Vikernes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Haukka avoiding damage as Vikernes throws knees to the body.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka blocks an elbow strike. Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haukka swats away the attempt to clinch by Vikernes. Haukka has closed the distance and engaged Vikernes in a clinch.
Vikernes pushes off an throws an elbow but Haukka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Daniel Haukka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Vikernes crunches a lovely knee into Haukka's ribcage. Haukka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Haukka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vikernes, pushing him back against the cage. Haukka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vikernes lands an elbow inside that Haukka shrugs off. Haukka managing to block the knees to the body from Vikernes.
Haukka manages to break the clinch.
Vikernes tries to clinch there but Haukka circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haukka.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vikernes tries to clinch up. Haukka rushes Vikernes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Haukka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vikernes wants to clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vikernes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Haukka misses with a head kick.
Vikernes tries to clinch but Haukka moves out of range. Haukka swats away the attempt to clinch by Vikernes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vikernes doesn't manage to clinch there - Haukka circles away.
Varg Vikernes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Haukka tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Varg Vikernes. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vikernes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Varg Vikernes! A relieved looking Varg Vikernes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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